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bring me the horizon is not your run-of-the-mill deathcore band. For one thing, its name comes from a highly-popular line uttered by the fictional Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of Caribbean movie, which is unexpected for the band of this type. For another thing, its band members established their own record company in 2005, Thirty Days of Night, in order to release its debut single.

Members of the Band Since Bring Me the Horizon formed in 2004, they lost Curtis Ward, the previous rhythm guitar player in March of 2009, but the rest of the musicians from Sheffield, Yorkshire still remain with the band. Lead vocalist is Oliver Sykes, lead guitarist is Lee Malia, bass guitarist is Matt Kean with Matt Nicholls still on drums.

The band has had its share of controversy during its young life. Sykes was charged with common assault based on a female fan’s allegations. The charges were later dismissed due to lack of evidence although it should be noted that Sykes maintained his innocence.

In a staged performance, when on tour with another metal-core band from Brighton, the Architects, Bring Me the Horizon’s Sykes was filmed in a controversial YouTube hit. When Sam Carter subjected him to violent behavior on film, fans generated such intense hate mail for Carter that it was revealed it was a stunt to relieve boredom on the road by both parties.

Recording History: While the band’s three albums enjoyed chart peaks, bring me the horizon merch sales appears to be keeping up. The statistics on the albums are as follows:

Released in 2004, with four tracks and topping 41 on charts in the United Kingdom, This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was For, was the first release.
In 2006, Count Your Blessings made it to 93 on the UK charts with 11 songs.
The 2008 release of Suicide Season, included10 tracks, downloadable wallpapers and two music videos.

Except for the first album, which was first released with the Thirty Days of Night label, all three were released under Visible Noise. And speaking of record labels and producers, the band is under contract with Visible Noise in the United Kingdom, the Epitaph Records in the U.S. and the Shock Records in Australia. It is expected that with such a wide range of coverage across three continents, the Bring Me the Horizon merch sales will also have a wider audience.

Type of Music:

The death-core movement is a blend of death metal and metal core and that best describes Bring Me the Horizon’s musical genre. Characterized by muted riffing and dissonance of metal core, along with growling and scream vocals, The Red Chord, Norma Jean and other American metal-core acts were their inspiration. They are different than other death core bands because of their characteristic immense vocals, massive riffs, shredding solos, erratic time signatures, blistering percussion and tempo changes.

To further cement its reputation, and maybe to increase the sales of the bring me the horizon merchandise, the band has achieved awards like the Kerrang!’s Award for Best British Newcomer (2006) and nominated for Award for Best British Band (2008). Truly, with Bring Me the Horizon’s solid direction and songwriting focus, the band may yet join the halls of metal legends.